
Bavarian Inn Clock - Frankenmuth, MI
N 43° 19.577 W 083° 44.470
17T E 277752 N 4800698
Quick Description: This is the Frankemuth Bavarian Inn clock, with a 35 bell carillon.
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 1/22/2009 9:09:06 PM
Waymark Code: WM5MRV
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Long Description:This clock definitely keeps time. Bavarian Inn's Glockenspiel Tower
houses a magnificent 35-bell carillon, a beautiful figurine
movement and an illuminated clock, all imported from Germany!
Before striking the hour, and on each quarter hour, the clock
sounds the 5-bell Westminster chime.
At 11 a.m., Noon, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10 p.m. each day the
Glockenspiel plays several selections which are immediately
followed by figurine movement depicting the legend of the Pied
Piper of Hameln.
The original German word "glockenspiel" is literally translated
into English as "bells play"; a more idiomatic translation might be
"musical bells". In German usage it may be applied to any
carillon-sized or chime-sized tower bell instrument which plays
music.